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Brazilian consensus on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Part 1: diagnosis, steroid ...
Araujo,Alexandra P. Q. C.; Carvalho,Alzira A. S. de; Cavalcanti,Eduardo B. U.; Saute,Jonas Alex M.; Carvalho,Elmano; França Junior,Marcondes C.ABSTRACT Significant advances in the understanding and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) took place since international guidelines were published in 2010. Our objective was to provide an evidence-based national consensus statement for multidisciplinary care of DMD in Brazil. A combination of the Delphi technique with a systematic review of studies from 2010 to 2016 was employed to classify evidenc...
The Newcastle Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale: translation and cultural a...
Campolina-Sampaio,Gabriela Palhares; Lasmar,Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury; Ribeiro,Beatriz Silva Vilela; Gurgel-Giannetti,JulianaABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Newcastle Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale (NPMDS) to Portuguese for use in Brazil. Methods The scale was applied in 20 pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease, in three groups: myopathy (n = 4); Leigh syndrome (n = 8); and encephalomyopathy (n = 8). Scores were obtained for the various dimensions of the NPMDS, and comparisons w...
Mau desempenho escolar: uma visão atual
Siqueira,Cláudia Machado; Gurgel-Giannetti,JulianaEste estudo tem como objetivo uma revisão atualizada sobre o tema de mau desempenho escolar para profissionais da área de saúde e educação. Aborda aspectos atuais da educação, de aprendizagem e das principais condições envolvidas em mau desempenho escolar. Apresenta dados atualizados sobre os principais aspectos da neurobiologia, epidemiologia, etiologia, quadro clínico, comorbidades, diagnóstico, intervenção p...